Sunil alias Lala, who is accused of killing three youths at Mohammadpur-Raisingh village in the district during the 2013 riots, was arrested on Wednesday.

An accused in a tripple murder during 2013-Muzaffarnagar riots has been arrested from Titawi area in the district, police said on Friday.

Sunil alias Lala, who is accused of killing three youths at Mohammadpur-Raisingh village in the district during the 2013 riots, was arrested on Wednesday.

The accused was carrying a reward of Rs 5,000, the Crime Branch in charge Sunil Sharma said.The communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in 2013 had claimed 60 lives and displaced over 40,000 people.